It was a 'bear'of a day

June 21, 2007|DWIGHT PERRY The Seattle Times

If you think John Parmor, the European Tour's chief referee, was rattled when he spotted a bear near the seventh hole at last week's U.S. Open, imagine the reaction when a Pennsylvania state trooper sneaked up a few moments later and growled in Parmor's ear. "I have to admit," he told BBC Sport, "there was almost a need for a change of underwear." Meat of the orderQuote marksCasherole, anyone?